US 2014/0237595 A1 · APIs for Obtaining Device-Specific Behavior Classifier Models from the Cloud

Abstract

The various aspects provide a system and methods implemented on the system for generating a behavior model on a server that includes features specific to a mobile computing device and the device's current state/configuration. In the various aspects, the mobile computing device may send information identifying itself, its features, and its current state to the server. In response, the server may generate a device-specific lean classifier model for the mobile computing device based on the device's information and state and may send the device-specific lean classifier model to the device for use in detecting malicious behavior. The various aspects may enhance overall security and performance on the mobile computing device by leveraging the superior computing power and resources of the server to generate a device-specific lean classifier model that enables the device to monitor features that are actually present on the device for malicious behavior.

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Dependent claims

A method of generating a lean classifier model on a server for use by a mobile computing device in monitoring for malicious behaviors, comprising:

receiving, on the server, information from the mobile computing device identifying a capability and a state of the mobile computing device;
generating on the server a lean classifier model based on the capability and the state of the mobile computing device from a cloud data set of information provided by a plurality of mobile computing devices;
and
sending the lean classifier model from the server to the mobile computing device.

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A server, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving information from a mobile computing device identifying a capability and a state of the mobile computing device;
generating a lean classifier model based on the capability and the state of the mobile computing device from a cloud data set of information provided by a plurality of mobile computing devices;
and
sending the lean classifier model to the mobile computing device.

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A system, comprising:

a server comprising a server processor;
and
a mobile computing device comprising:
a memory;
a transceiver configured to communicate with a network coupled to the server;
and
a mobile computing device processor coupled to the memory and the transceiver,
wherein:
the mobile computing device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising sending information identifying a capability and a state of the mobile computing device to the server;
and
the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving the information from the mobile computing device identifying the capability and the state of the mobile computing device;
generating a lean classifier model based on the capability and the state of the mobile computing device from a cloud data set of information provided by a plurality of mobile computing devices;
and
sending the lean classifier model from the server to the mobile computing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

APIs for Obtaining Device-Specific Behavior Classifier Models from the Cloud

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APIs for Obtaining Device-Specific Behavior Classifier Models from the Cloud

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Abstract

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